Alkhatib, H. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-2741
Tastaldi, L.
Krpata, D. M.
Petro, C. C.
Fafaj, A.
Rosenblatt, S.
Rosen, M. J.
Prabhu, A. S.
Article History
Received: 1 May 2019
Accepted: 2 September 2019
First Online: 23 September 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Dr. Ajita S. Prabhu reports grants from Intuitive Surgical Inc., personal fees from Intuitive Surgical Inc., and personal fees from Medtronic, outside the submitted work. Dr. Michael J. Rosen receives salary support for his position in the leadership of the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative (AHSQC), which is the data source for the present submission. Other unrelated conflicts of interest outside of the submitted work include grants from Intuitive Surgical Inc., grants from Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc., board member support and stock options from Ariste Medical. Dr. David M. Krpata reports grants from W.L Gore, outside the submitted work. Dr. Luciano Tastaldi reports grants from Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative, outside the submitted work. Dr. Aldo Fafaj reports grants from Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative, outside the submitted work. Drs. Steven Rosenblatt, Hemasat Alkhatib, and Clayton Petro report no conflicts of interest.
: This study did not need approval from the local ethical committee.
: This study does not contain any studies with participants or animals performed by any of the authors.
: For this type of study, consent was not required.